Teams with cap space this summer > MLE:
SA
OKC
IND
ORL
POR
Well, Indy is hamstrung by the same rules as Phoenix was, since they acquired his contract, so they can’t pay him more than $4.7M. Portland has the lowest available at $19M. The other three are hard tankers. We just threw 3/$21M at a guy with screws in his foot. Throw a bag slightly over MLE at him, and cut out every other team, say 3/$33. Just to head off the HE MIGHT SIGN WITH A CONTENDER FOR LESS crowd, being on a contender in Phoenix is what stunted his development and playing time, and he’s 22, and probably won’t be likely to take a discount. SA can pay him as much as anyone, and we are the premier development program in the league.